forgo — ozdic

Collocations

4

1

(verb.)

ADV

willingly

He willingly forgoes his morning coffee to save money for his dream vacation.

VERB + FORGO

have to

She had to forgo her vacation this year because of unexpected medical expenses.

decide to | be prepared to, be willing to

Definitions

verb

1

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.

Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.

2

To refrain from, to abstain from.

I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, off

verb — do without or cease to hold or adhere to

verb — be earlier in time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.

Wiktionary

02

Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used rout

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03

You might think that Americans buy roughly the same number of fitted sheets as flats. Or, considering the market for electric blankets, duvets, and other covers, that consumers buy even more bottom sh

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04

Do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

Tatoeba · #1398511

05

The middle-class woman placed value on her necklace because she didn't want to forgo the privileges of her class.

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06

Tom had to forgo his morning swim, on account of it being too cold.

Tatoeba · #4387657

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, forgo is marked as literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.